Folding screen-tent for outdoor beds



J. H. SHENEY.

FOLDING SCREEN TENT "FOR OUTDOOR BEDS.

APPLICATION HLED APR. I9, 1921.

1 385,589 v Patented July 26 1921.

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1. H.8HENEY. FOLDING SCREEN TENT FOR OUTDOOR BEDS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 19, I921.

Patented July 26, 1921.

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JOSEPH H. SHENEY, OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS.

PATENT OFFICE.

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Application filed April 19,

To all whom z'tmay concern:

Be it known that I, JosEPH H. SHENEY, a citizen of the United States,and residing at Decatur, in the county of Macon and State of Illinois,have invented certain. new and useful Improvements in FoldingScreen-Tents for Outdoor Beds, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to folding screen tents for out-door use, whichmay be folded into a compact portable form, and carried by hand.

An object of the invention is to provide a readily collapsible screen,which when set up, will be rigid, insect-proof, and readily accessible.

A further object is to provide a collapsible screen which may be readilyset up and taken down, and which when folded will be compact, and lightin weight.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side view of the screen readyfor use, showing the entrance door;

Fig. 2 is an end view of the screen set up;

Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 1 is a view of a detail of the end on the line 4:4= of Fig. 2,showing a snap button connecting the end and the top;

Fig. 5 is a perspective of one of the bottom braces, showing the mannerin which the brace is detachably connected to the far side of thescreen;

Fig. 6 is an end View of a bottom brace when folded and the screen readyfor roll- Fig. 7 is an end view of the folded and rolled screen, with astrap around it;

Fig. 8 is a side view ofthe center part of one of the top braces,showing the hinge and stiffening web; and I Fig. 9 is a side view of thesame top brace partially bent over.

In Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the top braces 11 are made of a suitable resilientmaterial, preferably steel, each provided with a hinge 12 at the center,and at the bottom on one side with the hinge 13 by which is joined abottom brace 14. The other end of the bottom brace is provided with alook-notch 15, by which the catch 16 is detachably engaged, the catch 16being at the other end of the top brace 11. On the under side of the topbrace to one side of the hinge 12 is the stiffenin web 17 securelyattached, as by rivets, w ich give ample support to the topSpecification of Letters Iatent.

Patented July 26, 1921.

192i. Serial No. 462,526.

bracewhen bent into the arch shown in F 2 and .3.

A number of connected top and bottom braces are set up inspacedrelation, and each half covered with a suitable bar fabric, 18, such asmosquito netting, wire mesh netting, or the like, the fabric beingattached to the braces by suitable bolts and washers, or other means.Over the joint at the top, between the two sides of the fabric, and inthe line of the hinges 12, is a double covering of durable material, 19,such as oiled canvas, rubberized cloth, etc., which is riveted to oneside, and preferably attached to the other with snap button fastenerssuch as are used on automobile curtains or awnings. In one side of thescreen, preferably in the center, is shown a door 20, made of a frame ofstiff fabric, such as heavy oiled canvas, upon which is fastened a sheetof mosquito fabric; the door slides upon the top braces 11, and is heldin place by the runners 21. Instead of a sliding door, a hinged door maybe used if desired. Along the bottom edge of the completed screen is aweb or fringe 10 which makes an insecttight joint with a tarpaulin onthe ground.

The ends 22 consist of a frame of stiff fabric, 23, such as heavy oiledcanvas, to

which is secured a sheet of suitable mesh fabric. The frame 23 isprovided with a plurality of snap button fasteners 24:, Fig. 4:, whichengage suitable eyelets in the end top and bottom braces to make aninsecttight joint. After the screen has been set up, it is pulled tautby the chains 25, attached to the pegs 26.

When taken down for packing, the catches 16 are detached from thelock-notches 15, the ends 22 detached, and the two sides folded back asshown in Fig. 6. The folded screen is then rolled up as shown in Fig. 7,and secured by a strap or rope 27.

Figs. 8 and 9 illustrate the support provided by the stiffening web 17on' the under side of the hinge 12. Without a means of this kind, itwould be necessary to use an unbroken top brace 11, which would reducethe portability of the screen. It is obvious that in very large screens,the top braces may be divided into three or four sections, if desired,the sections joined by hinges similar to 12, each having astiffening web17.

While the screen is being set up, a suitable mattress or pad, not shown,is inserted through one end. The door 20 may be operated from the insideas Well as outside.

I claim:

A folding screen tent, comprising 001- lapsible top braces, eachconsistin of a plurality of connected sections, a sti enin Web attachedto one section and supportmg a connected section at the open side of thejoint, a bottom brace joined at one end to 10 the end of a top brace, alock-notch at the other end of the bottom brace, a cooperating catch onone end of a top brace, a mesh fabric covering over the top braces, endpieces, cooperating snap-button fasteners to connect the end pieces withthe end top 15 braces, an insect proof entrance closure, and means tohold the erected screen taut.

' In testimony whereof I afiix mysignature.

JOSEPH H. SHENEY.

